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As far as quarterback performances go, Zach Wilson and Mac Jones' on Sunday was subpar to say the least. The AFC East battle between the New England Patriots and New York Jets will not win any awards.
The Patriots ended up winning the dour game 10-3 thanks to a last second punt return touchdown. But for all the excitement that the last-second return gave, the performances of Jones and Wilson have not gone unnoticed. It was flat-out poor.
NFL fans did not take long to express their discontent over the performances of the young duo and one betting analyst did not hold back in his assessment.
"Mac Jones stinks. Zach Wilson stinks. This game stinks. The end."
It's true, the game wasn't pretty, but for the Patriots, a win is a win and that is all that matters. Other NFL fans were quick to add their two cents to the performances of Wilson and Jones.
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It is clear that most fans have similar feelings about the performances of Wilson and Jones. It wasn't good.
Zach Wilson poor as Jets lose to Patriots
The Patriots added a win to their record and at the end of the day, that is all that matters. The game against the Jets will not be remembered too fondly, but at least the Patriots won a division game and improved to 6-4 on the season.
Jones was rather efficient in the win, completing 23 of his 27 passes for 246 yards. The running game was solid enough with Damien Harris (8 carries, 65 yards) as the standout on the day. Running back Rhamondre Stevenson was New England's best receiver (6 receptions, 56 yards) and that says something.
For the Jets, Zach Wilson will look back at this game and certainly not see it as his best. Wilson completed just nine of his 22 passes for 77 yards and the Jets’ running game was basically non-existent as they could only manage 59 rushing yards.
Both teams were poor on third-down conversions, completing just seven of 29 combined. Another stat that popped out was that there was 17 punts in the game, with the Jets accounting for 10 of those.
This game will be forgotten rather quickly and rightly so, but for Bill Belichick and his Patriots team, a win is a win and it doesn't matter how you get it.
